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The Hung and the Restless

For Miami Art Museum honchos, the dream of a gilded Xanadu on the bay can be daunting. Imagine having to go around hat-in-hand after potential donors in this imploded economy. Then imagine having to swallow your pride and sell the museum's naming rights to a real estate developer, and bearing...
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Michelle Spence-Jones to Go After Katherine Fernandez Rundle

City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is looking for vindication at the expense of the city's top law enforcement official. According to a Feb. 14 letter her civil attorney sent Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Spence-Jones is preparing to sue the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office for allegedly violating her civil rights were when she...
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Shark Fin Soup May Be Bad For the Brain, Say UM Scientists

That adage "fish is brain food" may be true, but that's a fisherman's tale when it comes to shark. A new study conducted by University of Miami scientists found high concentrations of BMAA in shark fins; this is a neurotoxin linked to degenerative brain diseases such as Lou Gehrig's, Alzheimer's and...
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Victoria’s Secret

Until the '60s, censorship guidelines known as the Hays Code forbade films from depicting life in all of its true, sexual, cross-dressing awesomeness. The only way directors could show transsexual people without getting the censors' panties in a bunch was under the guise of humor, which resulted some pretty insensitive...
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Local Food in Miami: Phonies, Freeloaders, and the Real Deal

Jeff McInnis grew up in a family of farmers. As the chef and partner at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, he strongly advocates a farm-to-table ethic."People should know where the food they are eating is coming from," he says. "It's the responsibility of all chefs to know as well, and...
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Sun Life Stadium to Change Names Once Again

The stadium that has had more name changes than Puff Daddy is about to begin the hunt for a new one. Sun Life Financial, the Canadian insurance company, has announced it will roll back its operation in the United States and as a result likely won't renew its deal for...
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Best Cheap Meals on South Beach: Ten Under $10

South Beach isn't cheap. yet there are places where you can have a decent meal for the money in your spare coin jar. We've scouted the 10 best items for under $10 on the island. Not only are the following items dirt cheap, they also taste like a million bucks...
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Mastermind 2012 Finalist: Laz Ojalde of LMNOQ Design Studio

Miami New Times' Mastermind Awards honors the city's most inspiring creatives. As we approach Artopia, our annual arts soiree where we'll announce the three Mastermind winners March 8, we're profiling each of our nine 2012 finalists. For tickets and more information about Artopia, visit the website.Laz OjaldeLaz Ojalde is a...
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Jeff McInnis Talks Breasts and Legs, of Chicken, That Is

​I used to judge diners as unadventuresome when they ordered chicken at a restaurant. It always felt like the safe option, ubiquitous even at dinner parties. But things have changed and chicken has earned itself a renewed reputation.This respect is evident with the dishes of Jeff McInnis, the James Beard...